AI, Iran and Taiwan – there is expected to be no shortage of topics when the two most powerful men in the world meet in Washington
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AI, Iran and Taiwan – there is expected to be no shortage of topics when the two most powerful men in the world meet in Washington. The report also notes that But what do they both want? Jonathan Czin explains You know when world leaders ring each other up for a chat? It’s never just them on the line. Eavesdropping silently on another extension, just out of sight, there is always someone like Jon Czin listening in. Czin was the director for China on Joe Biden’s national security council from 2021 to 2023, having honed his expertise as the CIA’s in-house expert on Xi Jinping. He dealt with a lot during his two years working for the White House, but as Donald Trump prepares to welcome Xi Jinping to Washington today, the stakes are arguably even higher.
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